My buddy Wonderboy Thompson just lost a split decision in what may be his final UFC fight. Oldest fighter in the UFC at 42. The guy he lost to is 18-1, 27 year old Gabriel Bonhim from Brazil.

42 years old, still fighting in the toughest organization in the world. Damn...

He is the brother-in-law of my BJJ coach, Carlos Machado. Loved BJJ (until I broke my back)

[center]Canelo lvarez Will Face Terence Crawford Live Globally on Netflix[/center]
It's legacy vs. legacy, and on Sept. 13, boxing gets its next defining fight.

When two pound-for-pound kings step into the ring, history doesn't wait it swings. The undisputed face of Mexican boxing will square off against the undefeated American phenom in a historic showdown, and it's all happening live on Netflix.

On Saturday, Sept. 13, Netflix will stream the blockbuster bout between Mexico's Sal "Canelo" lvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) and undefeated American superstar Terence "Bud" Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), live from Las Vegas.

The high-stakes match-up was announced by Netflix, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation, and Sela and Dana White of TKO, and will be available to all Netflix subscribers globally, included in all memberships at no additional cost.

Ahead of this epic Saturday fight night, Canelo and Crawford will stage a three-city international press tour, kicking off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 20 before heading to the United States for stops at Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center in New York City on Sunday, June 22, and at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, June 27.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/12/24466699/trash-decision-pros-react-stephen-wonderboy-thompsons-narrow-loss-to-gabriel-bonfim-at-ufc-nashville

Holloway - Poirier III tongitht on UFC 318. Gonna be a barnburner

Pretty good main card below them with Costa v Kopylov, Holland v Rodriguez (will always remember Kevin knocking the guy out with a strike WHILE HE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK...) and some others

Usyk is one bad human being. Destroyed DuBois for the World Heavyweight title earlier today

There are levels to this game. Oleksandr Usyk is the pound-for-pound greatest fighter on the planet bar none and is an ALL-TIME GREAT. #UsykDubois2 pic.twitter.com/KgfgcKouZH

— tendo ✍🏾 (@TendoTFW) July 19, 2025

i’m tired of denying it usyk is top 10 all time pic.twitter.com/3SyIwiGWcz

— 🕷️ (@LandofLJ8) July 19, 2025

Lots of first round knockouts so far. Might be a quick evening

46 year old Manny Pacquiao fights the current champ to a draw

Mario Barrios (c) vs. Manny Pacquiao - MAJORITY DRAW

After 12 rounds, Pacquiao and Barrios can't be split, with two judges scoring a draw, and the third in favour of the champion.

(114-114 x2, 115-113 Barrios)

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My buddy Wonderboy Thompson just lost a split decision in what may be his final UFC fight. Oldest fighter in the UFC at 42. The guy he lost to is 18-1, 27 year old Gabriel Bonhim from Brazil.

42 years old, still fighting in the toughest organization in the world. Damn...

He is the brother-in-law of my BJJ coach, Carlos Machado. Loved BJJ (until I broke my back)

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Did you see Rogan's face? He definitely disagreed with that call. Super close fight, I was hoping Thompson would pull it out.

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My buddy Wonderboy Thompson just lost a split decision in what may be his final UFC fight. Oldest fighter in the UFC at 42. The guy he lost to is 18-1, 27 year old Gabriel Bonhim from Brazil.

42 years old, still fighting in the toughest organization in the world. Damn...

He is the brother-in-law of my BJJ coach, Carlos Machado. Loved BJJ (until I broke my back)

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Did you see Rogan's face? He definitely disagreed with that call. Super close fight, I was hoping Thompson would pull it out.

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The comments that they showed on screen agreed with Joe on that. But even as a Wonderboy fan, I concede that it was close as hell all the way through the fight.

Stephen is a great striker but his frame makes him susceptible to take downs when someone puts a body lock on him and is tall enough to lift him. He's an American JJ BB, but folks have switched to Brazilian JJ and they has haunted him since he fought for the title those two times

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My buddy Wonderboy Thompson just lost a split decision in what may be his final UFC fight. Oldest fighter in the UFC at 42. The guy he lost to is 18-1, 27 year old Gabriel Bonhim from Brazil.

42 years old, still fighting in the toughest organization in the world. Damn...

He is the brother-in-law of my BJJ coach, Carlos Machado. Loved BJJ (until I broke my back)

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Did you see Rogan's face? He definitely disagreed with that call. Super close fight, I was hoping Thompson would pull it out.

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The comments that they showed on screen agreed with Joe on that. But even as a Wonderboy fan, I concede that it was close as hell all the way through the fight.

Stephen is a great striker but his frame makes him susceptible to take downs when someone puts a body lock on him and is tall enough to lift him. He's an American JJ BB, but folks have switched to Brazilian JJ and they has haunted him since he fought for the title those two times

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a huge weapon of his striking is his speed. He's still super quick, but you can tell he has lost a little bit of speed (more kicks and punches seem to get blocked or miss….not sure what the stats say). Everyone is so well rounded as fighters now it is hard to keep your distance if you are a predominately striker…especially against a wrestler who likes to ground and pound.

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My buddy Wonderboy Thompson just lost a split decision in what may be his final UFC fight. Oldest fighter in the UFC at 42. The guy he lost to is 18-1, 27 year old Gabriel Bonhim from Brazil.

42 years old, still fighting in the toughest organization in the world. Damn...

He is the brother-in-law of my BJJ coach, Carlos Machado. Loved BJJ (until I broke my back)

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Did you see Rogan's face? He definitely disagreed with that call. Super close fight, I was hoping Thompson would pull it out.

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The comments that they showed on screen agreed with Joe on that. But even as a Wonderboy fan, I concede that it was close as hell all the way through the fight.

Stephen is a great striker but his frame makes him susceptible to take downs when someone puts a body lock on him and is tall enough to lift him. He's an American JJ BB, but folks have switched to Brazilian JJ and they has haunted him since he fought for the title those two times

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a huge weapon of his striking is his speed. He's still super quick, but you can tell he has lost a little bit of speed (more kicks and punches seem to get blocked or miss….not sure what the stats say). Everyone is so well rounded as fighters now it is hard to keep your distance if you are a predominately striker…especially against a wrestler who likes to ground and pound.

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He came into the UFC as an undefeated professional full contact karate fighter, I don't think he ever fought points, an absolute wonder to watch for these old eyes of Taekwondo, Shotokan and others. All the disciplines at work, his dad is an incredible coach and was voted "Baddest Man in South Carolina"!!

Wonderboy was 57-0 in PKA fights with 40 KOs.

He should have won both these fight. The crowds hated both of these: majority decision draw against Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 205 in November 2016, and also lost a five-round majority decision to Woodley in a title fight at UFC 209 in March 2017.

He's such a nice guy too. Probably the best mannered young man of anyone in PKA or UFC

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Wonderboy was 57-0 in PKA fights with 40 KOs.

He should have won both these fight. The crowds hated both of these: majority decision draw against Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 205 in November 2016, and also lost a five-round majority decision to Woodley in a title fight at UFC 209 in March 2017.

He's such a nice guy too. Probably the best mannered young man of anyone in PKA or UFC

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I always felt that his kindness was a bit of a weakness when matched against some of the more aggressive fighters. Then again, it may have also helped him stay composed and think clearly under pressure. He rarely took heavy damage, which speaks to his skill, but I often wished he had a bit more of that killer instinct, a desire to truly dominate his opponents. Just too nice of a guy at times. Still, an incredible striker as his stand-up game was top-tier. He is a brown belt in BJJ under Carlos Machado, right?

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Wonderboy was 57-0 in PKA fights with 40 KOs.

He should have won both these fight. The crowds hated both of these: majority decision draw against Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 205 in November 2016, and also lost a five-round majority decision to Woodley in a title fight at UFC 209 in March 2017.

He's such a nice guy too. Probably the best mannered young man of anyone in PKA or UFC

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I always felt that his kindness was a bit of a weakness when matched against some of the more aggressive fighters. Then again, it may have also helped him stay composed and think clearly under pressure. He rarely took heavy damage, which speaks to his skill, but I often wished he had a bit more of that killer instinct, a desire to truly dominate his opponents. Just too nice of a guy at times. Still, an incredible striker as his stand-up game was top-tier. He is a brown belt in BJJ under Carlos Machado, right?

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I think so but I've been out of touch since I broke my back, he's a BB in AJJ.

His brother Evan is really good, but not like Stephen. Looks a lot like him. I think he runs a Machado BJJ dojo right now. He was still at the one in Farmers Branch when I was around.

All of Carlos's brothers came by at one time or another.

RIgan Machado is one BAAAAAD man. Rigan is 365-0 in BJJ!! He has his location in Beverly Hills and teaches a ton of celebrities including Kneau Reeves who he trained for the John Wick movies. Machado was awarded the first black belt under Gracie Barra founder Carlos Gracie Jr. and is one of the original teachers who taught in the garage of Rorion Gracie in the early days of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in America. He also trained with his other cousins such Rickson Gracie, Rorion Gracie, Rillion Gracie, his uncle Carlos Gracie Sr, and his brothers. Chuck Norris was a student of his before Carlos M came to Dallas to film Walker, Texas Ranger. His BJJ studio was at the end of the Production Studio for Walker, in Carrollton

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His brother Evan is really good, but not like Stephen. Looks a lot like him. I think he runs a Machado BJJ dojo right now. He was still at the one in Farmers Branch when I was around.

All of Carlos's brothers came by at one time or another.

RIgan Machado is one BAAAAAD man. Rigan is 365-0 in BJJ!! He has his location in Beverly Hills and teaches a ton of celebrities including Kneau Reeves who he trained for the John Wick movies. Machado was awarded the first black belt under Gracie Barra founder Carlos Gracie Jr. and is one of the original teachers who taught in the garage of Rorion Gracie in the early days of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in America. He also trained with his other cousins such Rickson Gracie, Rorion Gracie, Rillion Gracie, his uncle Carlos Gracie Sr, and his brothers. Chuck Norris was a student of his before Carlos M came to Dallas to film Walker, Texas Ranger. His BJJ studio was at the end of the Production Studio for Walker, in Carrollton

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Rigan's claim of 365-0 are by him and not substantiated the last I checked. Websites have his official competitive record in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at 7 wins and 8 losses. Still damn good, but I'm not sure as good as he says

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His brother Evan is really good, but not like Stephen. Looks a lot like him. I think he runs a Machado BJJ dojo right now. He was still at the one in Farmers Branch when I was around.

All of Carlos's brothers came by at one time or another.

RIgan Machado is one BAAAAAD man. Rigan is 365-0 in BJJ!! He has his location in Beverly Hills and teaches a ton of celebrities including Kneau Reeves who he trained for the John Wick movies. Machado was awarded the first black belt under Gracie Barra founder Carlos Gracie Jr. and is one of the original teachers who taught in the garage of Rorion Gracie in the early days of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in America. He also trained with his other cousins such Rickson Gracie, Rorion Gracie, Rillion Gracie, his uncle Carlos Gracie Sr, and his brothers. Chuck Norris was a student of his before Carlos M came to Dallas to film Walker, Texas Ranger. His BJJ studio was at the end of the Production Studio for Walker, in Carrollton

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Rigan's claim of 365-0 are by him and not substantiated the last I checked. Websites have his official competitive record in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at 7 wins and 8 losses. Still damn good, but I'm not sure as good as he says

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Oh, he's vastly better than 7 wins and 8 losses. 7 wins is less than some tournaments. He is widely regarded as one of the top competitors in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history. He also competed and won many tournaments in judo, sambo, and wrestling. In Sambo he was placed second at the 198 lbs division, and third at the open class of the 1993 Pan American Sambo Championships in Chula Vista and at some point between 1990 and 1994, he was seen submitting several Judo black belts in at least one Judo competition at the West Covina Dojo. He represented Brazil at the International Sambo Championships and won it. He won the Pan American BJJ 3 times, sweeping it each time. He did win 4 US National Championships in Sambo. I doubt any of the records that reflect 7-8 count all his victories in Brazil. He also created a record by having 19 matches in one day and finishing all of them by submission.

And by the way, he never saw anywhere close to 198 in the years that I saw him

Me and Rigan at Carlos's dojo in Farmer's Branch. We rolled a few times, that dude is country strong

I don't think most BJJ matches kept records of w/l much during his era.

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I don't think most BJJ matches kept records of w/l much during his era.

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All I know for sure is that his brothers were in awe of his record in Brazil.

DuPlessis vs Chimaev coming in a bit.

First early prelim with be the Ultimate Fighter 125lb Championship

I was rooting for Joe to win that 125lb fight. He looked GOOD

Edson Barbosa is really slipping. He should have beat Kross but nope

I hate fights like Cannonier and Page where one guy just runs away from the fight most of it

That spining back elbow by Prates hit square on the skull of Geoff Neal. That was nasty!

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That spining back elbow by Prates hit square on the skull of Geoff Neal. That was nasty!

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And next fight, ANOTHER spinning back elbow by Murphy, also in the 1st round. Dana not getting all his advertising in on this baby!

Canelo lvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight set for September 13. Crawford is 41-0, and Canelo is 63-2-2, 39 KOs

This may be the worst Championship fight I have ever seen. Chimaev is basically doing his version of 'lay and pray'

Chimeav is about to be the worst TV UFC champ in history

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This may be the worst Championship fight I have ever seen. Chimaev is basically doing his version of 'lay and pray'

Chimeav is about to be the worst TV UFC champ in history

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There it comes, the most boring fighter in UFC history

Dana will not let this stand for long

Prelims started a couple of fights ago on one of the ESPN channels

Kevin Holland kinda got screwed in his fight tonight. Got kicked in the gonads, not once, but twice. Stayed in the fight after his 5 mins were up but it was obvious he was in pain. Lost his mobility, which is his forte.

OUCH!

This is a "sport" I'd never participate in. I tried boxing once. I loved all the prep. (Jump rope, hitting the bag, etc) then we tried sparing. That **** hurt. I was out after the first punch.

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This is a "sport" I'd never participate in. I tried boxing once. I loved all the prep. (Jump rope, hitting the bag, etc) then we tried sparing. That **** hurt. I was out after the first punch.

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First thing to learn, it's okay to get hit in the face. You're not gonna die. My Tae Kwon Do instructor in Waco was a guy named Luther Duffy. He would put boxing gloves on us and smack us in the face. I mean it was nothing like a fist, but prepared you for your black belt beating!

Just got Paramont Plus yesterday. Too much good stuff on it and now ALL the UFC's will be on it About $13/mo

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Just got Paramont Plus yesterday. Too much good stuff on it and now ALL the UFC's will be on it About $13/mo

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For a guy on the dole, you should be saving your money for something more important instead of having taxpayers pay for your entertainment.